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The East High Street Elementary Giving Tree recently brought holiday joy to families less fortunate in the community. Through the generosity of the school’s faculty, support staff, and PTO, as well as some community support, over 40 families received holiday help in the form of presents, winter wear, and gift cards.

Ready to start your New Year off with an icy dip? Register for the Elizabethtown Area High School Mini-THON Polar Plunge on January 1st at the Willowood Swim Club. A minimum donation of $10 is required.

Elizabethtown Area High School seniors Megan Polites and Lukas Schaffer were named the Elizabethtown Rotary Club’s students of month for November. Polites and Schaffer were honored for their high academic achievement and extensive involvement in school and community service activities.

The faculty and administration of Elizabethtown Area High School recently took part in the national “Giving Tuesday” initiative, which is in response to the commercialism and consumerism of this time of year. Giving Tuesday is dedicated to giving back to your community.

Ring in the season by joining the Elizabethtown Area School District’s Music Department for four evenings of festive holiday music. At each concert, the district’s talented student-musicians will perform a variety of seasonal favorites beloved by all. All four public concerts are open to the public and free of charge.

Elizabethtown Area High School principal Maura Hobson, assistant principal Robert Crick, and assistant principal Dr. Lyn Shaffer have announced the honor roll for the first marking period of the 2016-2017 school year. A total of 448 students made the honor roll this marking period, which equates to roughly 37% of the student body in grades 9-12 having a GPA at or above 94%.

Dr. Nate Frank, principal of Elizabethtown Area Middle School, and Michael Pericci, assistant principal of Elizabethtown Area Middle School, announced the honor roll for the first marking period of the 2016-2017 school year.

Each month, Elizabethtown Area Middle School recognizes the positive contributions of its students through its Student of the Month program. The teachers from each of the school’s six academic teams select the honorees for demonstrating excellence both academically and socially, as well as being a good role model in and out of the classroom.

Members of the Elizabethtown FFA Chapter in Pennsylvania were one of 31 teams participating in the National FFA Marketing Plan Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunction with the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.

Elizabethtown Area School District saluted 27 local veterans during its ninth annual Veterans Day Ceremony. The program afforded school officials and high school students an opportunity to salute local veterans for their service to the country. It was also an opportunity for students to learn about the contributions that veterans have made and learn about the meaning of the day.

First graders at East High Street Elementary practiced their math skills making use of an old fashioned game with origins dating to the 18th Century - dominoes. Using dominoes, the students rotated through five stations were they worked on counting, addition, subtraction, and matching sums.

Three Elizabethtown Area High School seniors recently accepted scholarships at the school’s National Signing Day event. Joining the athletes on their special day were their families, teammates, coaches, faculty members, and administration in the high school auditorium as each was introduced.

The Elizabethtown Area High School Orchestra will perform its annual Pops Concert on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. The program will be held in Brossman Hall on the campus of the Masonic Village with refreshments throughout the concert.

For a day, Elizabethtown Area Middle School traded in algebra, history, and life science for branding, logos, tag lines, slogans, and credit scores as part of Junior Achievement’s YES! program. YES! stands for Your Economic Success. The school-wide initiative aligned with the district’s Pathways program.